Sujet
Illustration from 'The Temple of the Muses'
Légende
Prometheus devoured by the eagle. Engraved illustration from 'The Temple of the Muses', 1733. This book represented remarkable events of antiquity drawn and engraved by Bernard Picart (1673-1733). In Greek mythology, Prometheus was the deity who was the creator of mankind and its greatest benefactor, who stole fire from Mount Olympus and gave it to mankind. Prometheus, in eternal punishment, is chained to a rock in the Caucasus, Kazbek Mountain or Mountain of Khvamli, where his liver is eaten daily by an eagle
Date
1733
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP23A10_039
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
60,0Mo (8,3Mo) / 33,0cm x 45,6cm / 3893 x 5388 (300dpi)